Trip-rope holder



Ap 14, 1931. H. H. sAss 1,800,756

TRIP ROPE HOLDER Filed April 15, 1930 I" I e Patented Apr. 14, 1931 OFFECJE HARVEY H. SASS, OF WESTPOINT, NEBRASKA TRIP-Born HOLDER Application filed April 15,

This invention relates to rope holders and more particularly to a holder adapted for use in releasably securing a trip rope on a farm implement or the like.

An object of this invention is to provide a resilient releasable trip rope holder by means of which the trip rope of a farm implement'or the like may be secured in a location convenient to the operator of the implement so as to be readily available, and the holder is so constructed that it will read ily release the rope in the event undue tension is placed thereupon.

A further object of this invention is to pro vide a holder of this character which may be conveniently secured to any of the present parts of the farm implement and which will not require any alteration whatever in order to secure the holder thereupon.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this invention will in part be described in and in part be understood from the following detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same be ing illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is a detail side elevation of a device constructed according to the preferred embodiment of this invention;

Figure 2 is a detail perspective view of the fixed rope clamping member; and

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the movable clamping member.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10 designates a supporting plate or bar which is preferably elongated and is 7 provided adjacent the inner end thereof with an aperture 11 for receiving a securing bolt or the like for attaching the bar 10 on the frame of the farm implement and preferably upon the seat or supporting structure for the operators seat. The outer end of the bar 10 is preferably bent transversely of the bar 10 as at 12, and the bar 10 is bent a second time as at 18, the extension 13 being bent in a plane substantially parallel to the bar 10. The extension 13 is provided with an intermediate depressed portion 1a which 1930. Serial No. 444,525.

extends transversely of the extension 13 so as to provide a socket portion 15 on the inner face of the extension.

A movable jaw member generally designated as 16 is yieldably secured to the plate lOby means of a headed bolt 17, the headed bolt 1'? having a squared shank portion 18 adjacent the head thereof which is adapted to seat in a squared aperture 19 in the plate 10. An expanding spring or resilient member 20 is secured about the bolt 17 and one end of the spring 20 engages against the outer face of the plate or jaw member 16 and the opposite end is seated in a cup shaped washer 21, and a wing nut 22 or the like is threadably secured to the outer end of the bolt 17 so as to adjustably tension the jaw member 16 on the plate 10.

The inner end of the movable jaw member 16 is provided with a lug or looking member 23 which is adapted to loosely seat in an aperture 24 in the plate 10, the aperture 24 being positioned intermediate the aperture 11 and the aperture 19. The movable jaw member 16 is bent at 25 at right angles to the body portion 26 thereof,the angular extension 25 being adapted to conform to the configuration of the extension 12 in the plate 10, and the outer end of the movable jaw member 16 is also bent in a plane substantially parallel to the body portion 26 as at 27.

The extension 27 is also depressed as at 28 so as to form a complementary socket portion 29 which is positioned oppositely of the socket 1-5 and is positioned at a point spaced inwardly from the outer end of the movable j aw member. The socket members 15 and 29 are adapted to removably receive a trip rope or the like and the tension placed on the spring 20 is sufficient so as to firmly hold the rope within the socket portions 15 and 29 until the strain upon the rope exceeds the gripping tension placed on the'two jaw members 13 and 27 whereupon the jaw members will open so as to release the rope secured there between.

It will be obvious from the foregoing-that a yieldable clamping member has been providedby meansof which a trip rope may be thede'sired tension on the mov releasably secured to the desired part of the farm implement. I In the use of this device, the fixed jaw member 10 may be secured to the frame of the imjig plement and preferably positioned beneath the operators seat so that it will be in a con- 7 venient location the outer portion 13 extending outwardly OI the seat. The rope may be secured between the two jaws of the device, 10 being positioned in the socket portions 15 and v 29 whereupon the wing nut 22 may be adjustably positioned on the bolt 17 so as to place able jaw member 16.-

' Inthe farm implements'at present in use,

the trip rope which is used for tripping various parts of the mechanism is preferably tied a or otherwise secured to theiseat of the operator but when the tripping mechanism. is'rego'leased or one portion of the implement be-- comes disconnected from the other portion, [it frequently happens that an undue amount 'of strain will be placed upon the trip rope and frequently the operator of' the implement" 25 is subjected to injury by reason of the breaking of the trip rope or the breakingof the frame of the seat. 1 Through the use of this device, the trip rope is held away from the seat of the operator and is positioned conveniently, but when s an undue strain has been placed upon "the rope, the rope will be released from the clamping members 10 and 16 without subjecting the operator of the implement to injury, and without'breaking the rope. i It will, of course, be understood that various change's and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment 40 of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

7 What is claimed is 1 A rope holder of the character described comprising an elongated bar having an offset socket portion adjacent the outer end thereof, a movable bar member having a complementary socket adjacent, the outer end portion '5 thereof,'and resilient securing means for se- 7 1 curing the two bar members together whereby to releasably hold a ropebetWeen said socket portions;

' .2. Arope comprising an apertured elongated plate member having an offset socket portion adj acentthe outer end thereof, a movable memher having a complementary socket adjacent the outer end thereof, said movable member so having a lugonthe inner end thereof adapted to extend into one of the apertures in said elongated plate member, and resilient securing means whereby to resiliently secure said movable member to said elongated member.

I V V 3. :A'rope holder of the character described one of said apertures ofisaid elongated plate member, a securing bolt mounted in another of said apertures in said elongated plate mem her and extending through said movable plate member, a spring positioned about said bolt and engaging at one end against the outer face of said movable plate member, a cup, shaped washer positioned on said bolt, said spring at the opposite end thereof being seated in said cup shaped washer, and a wing nut threadedly positioned on said bolt whereby to tension said movable plateflmember.

In testimony whereof Ihereunto a-ffix' my signature. s

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